Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Micronesia, Federated States of
Micronesia, Federated States of: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 34.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Micronesia, Federated States of, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Micronesia, Federated States of is 34.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Micronesia, Federated States of peaked at 34.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 1980.
That places Micronesia, Federated States of 56th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Micronesia, Federated States of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.2% | — |
| 1981 | 17.4% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 17.7% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 18.3% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 18.7% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 19.0% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 19.4% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 19.7% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 20.5% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 20.9% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 21.3% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 21.7% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 22.1% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 22.6% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 23.0% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 23.4% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 24.3% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 33.7% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6% | 17.2% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 20.5% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 24.8% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 29.1% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 32.6% | 34.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Micronesia, Federated States of was 34.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 1980.
- How does Micronesia, Federated States of rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 56th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia, Federated States of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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